The impacts of moose (Alces alces andersoni) on forest regeneration following a spruce budworm outbreak in the Cape Breton Highlands, Nova Scotia, Canada

• Main Authors: Smith, Craig, Beazley, Karen, Duinker, Peter N., Harper, Karen A.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Alces 2010
• Subjects: Forest regeneration > Cape Breton Highlands National Park (N.S.); Moose > Cape Breton Highlands National Park (N.S.); Spruce budworm > Cape Breton Highlands National Park (N.S.); Balsam fir > Cape Breton Highlands National Park (N.S.); Paper birch > Cape Breton Highlands National Park (N.S.); Canada; Breton Island; Alces alces
• Online Access: http://library2.smu.ca/xmlui/handle/01/30869

Published version Two interacting disturbances such as stand-level defoliation by spruce budworm ( Choristoneura fumiferana ) and subsequent herbivory by moose ( Alces alces ) may affect landscapes differently than if they occurred in isolation. We studied moose ( A. a. andersoni ) browsing on sites...